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FLOATING WATER POWER. No. 248,619. Patented Oct. 25,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOB SMITH, OF PARADISE, UTAH TERRITORY.

FLOATING WATER-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,619, dated October25, 1881. Application filed J anuary 21, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OB SMITH, of Paradise,in the county of Cache and Territory of Utah, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Floating ater-Powers; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a plan view of a floating waterpower of my invention. Fig. 2is a side elesectional view.

This invention relates to floating water-powers for raising anddelivering water for the purpose of irrigation and for other purposes,and is designed for use in streams where the building of dams isimpracticable; and it consists in the improved features of constructionand combination hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointedout in the claim.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates the frameof the machine, which is supported or floated in the stream by five ormore coal-oil barrels, 1), secured to the corners and other portions ofthe frame. Cables 0 are used to attach the frame to the shore or bank ofthe stream, and timbers d are employed to hold the frame in the currentof the stream, the said timbers abutting against the shore and beingconnected to the frame a. One or both of these timbers may be employedas bridges for a pipe or pipes, 6, leading from a pump,f, to the shore,to conduct the water over the banks for the purposes of irrigation, orto drive a wheel at any suitable point distant from the stream.

The frame a is provided with axles g 9, carrying pulleys h h, andendless chains i i run over these pulleys. The chains 1' t are providedwith paddles j j, which, when of great length, should be braced tostrengthen them. Said paddles j j are pivoted to the chains t i, andhave stops 7c 76 on their rear faces, to hold them from turning overwhen it is necessary that their edges should be presented to thecurrent. The axle gis provided with a crankarm, I, and wrist-pin m, bywhich the pitman a, which operates the pump, is connected to the endlesschains and paddles.

is a vertical longitudinal movements expands or closes said chambers Ialternately. These chambers s s are firmly clamped to the pump f, andcommunicate, respectively, with the vertical chambers f f of the pumpf,and which are provided with valves tt below or near the openings intobellowschambers, and valves 10 to above said openings, all as clearlyshown in Fig. 3.

The operation of the pump is as follows: As the pitman reciprocates itoperates the bellows-chambers, alternately opening and closing them,which operation draws the water in one chamberan d expels it from theother chamber, opening and closing the valves of each ch amber f falternately, for the admission of water thereto and discharge therefrominto the conveying-pipe 0, thus producing what is termed a double-actingforce-pump.

The operation of my improved motor is deemed obvious from the foregoing.It being anchored in the stream, the paddles are moved by thewater-current, which communicates mo tion to the endless chains andpulleys, which communicates motion to the pitman, and thus operating thepump in the manner before described.

The adjustable frame carrying the frame may be suitably braced tostrengthen it. The banks of the stream can be prepared to preventwashing. The endless belts may be made adjustable by means of aperforated upright connected at the lower bearings of the pulley, foradjusting it relatively to the depth of the stream, and many minorchanges or additions may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

The advantages of the invention are obvi- Having thus described myinvention, what I stantially as described, the Whole being adapt- Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a floating water-power, the combination,

5 with the adjustable frame, of the frame sup ported on floats, theendless chains carrying paddles and passing; over the pulleys on shaftsmounted in the adjustable frame, the pump,

and the pitman connected with the pump-rod o and actuated by one oi thepulley-shafts, subed to be anchored in a stream, for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in I 5 presence of two Witnesses.

JOB SMITH.

\Vitnesses:

Jas. O. BIGLOW, MARANDA BIGLOW.

